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 PUBLIC LAW 104-275—OCT. 9, 1996 110 STAT. 3325 (D) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (e) and if), respectively, and inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection: "(d) In any case in which the Secretary has determined that a veteran has a serious employment handicap and also determines, following such initial and any such extended evaluation, that achievement of a vocational goal currently is not reasonably feasible, the Secretary shall determine whether the veteran is capable of participating in a program of independent living services and assistance under section 3120 of this title.". (2) Chapter 31 is amended— (A) in section 3107(c)(2), by striking out "3106(e)" and inserting in lieu thereof "3106(f)"; (B) in section 3109, by striking out "3106(d)" and inserting in heu thereof "3106(e)"; (C) in section 3118(c), by striking out "3106(e)" and inserting in lieu thereof "3106(f)"; and (D) in section 3120(b), by striking out "3106(d)" and inserting in heu thereof "3106(d) or (e)". (g) ALLOWANCES.— Section 3108 is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out "following the conclusion of such pursuit" and inserting in lieu thereof "while satisfactorily following a program of employment services provided under section 3104(a)(5) of this title"; and (2) in subsection (f)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by inserting "eligible for and" after "veteran is"; (ii) by striking out "chapter 30 or 34" and inserting in lieu thereof "chapter 30"; and (iii) by striking out "either chapter 30 or chapter 34" and inserting in lieu thereof "chapter 30"; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out "chapter 30 or 34" and inserting in lieu thereof "chapter 30". (h) EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.— Paragraph (1) of section 3117(a) is amended by inserting "rated at 10 percent or more" after "disability". (i) PROGRAM OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND ASSIST- ANCE. —Section 3120 is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking out "service-connected disability described in section 3102(1)(A)" and inserting in lieu thereof "serious employment handicap resulting in substantial part from a service-connected disability described in section 3102(l)(A)(i)"; and (2) in subsection (d), by striking out "and (b)". (j) EFFECTIVE DATE.— (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 38 USC 3ioi the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the note. date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The amendments made by subsection (a) (other than paragraph (2)), subsection (d) (other than subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)), and subsection (i) shall only apply with respect to claims of eligibility or entitlement to services and assistance (including claims for extension of such services and assistance) under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code, received by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, including those claims based on original applications, and applications seeking to reopen, revise, reconsider, or otherwise

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